Indigenous education: finding of failure by the Auditor General of Quebec

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Few actions by the Ministry of Education to promote the success of indigenous students, absence of strategy and plan to guide the actions of educational organizations: this is a scathing observation drawn up by the Auditor General of Quebec, Guylaine Leclerc, in his last report.

Therefore, Indigenous students do not receive sufficient support adapted to their needs during their transition between a school in their community and a school in the Quebec school networkshe wrote in her document made public Wednesday morning.

She also notes that the sums intended for the success of indigenous students are not granted based on needs and regional realities, and the financing methods do not allow the implementation of lasting actions.

Despite the recommendations addressed to it, the ministry [de l’Éducation] takes little action to provide Indigenous students with a safe and culturally relevant school environment.

Ms. Leclerc also emphasizes that For the educational organizations audited, school staff do not receive sufficient training to understand the causes of certain behaviors and acquire the tools that would allow them to better support Indigenous students in their educational journey. In addition, few schools visited had hired a liaison officer to facilitate the bond of trust and encourage the academic engagement of Indigenous students..

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